{"id":818299,"date":"2026-10-30T04:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T04:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/818299\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T04:46:10","slug":"hyrox-athlete-who-soiled-herself-in-race-admits-putting-others-at-risk-but-says-backlash-was-traumatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/818299\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race admits putting others at risk but says backlash was traumatic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wietrzyk also said she regretted an initial social media post published after the race which included the words “Go hard or go home” and “a win is a win”. She said she had been in “flight or fight mode” as she sought hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t really account for what the public would have seen that situation as.”<\/p>\n

Challenged over whether her apology could be seen as an effort at damage limitation, or too late, she said that she hadn’t expected so much exposure from the incident.<\/p>\n

“I needed those days to reflect on it and process it.”<\/p>\n

Speaking about the mentality of elite athletes, she said: “They’re so hyper-vigilant on winning and doing the best that they can, putting their training to good use and showcasing their fitness to the world.”<\/p>\n

After reflecting over the past weeks, she said: “There is more to life\u2026 than just racing and just winning.”<\/p>\n

After Wietrzyk’s identity was shared online, Hyrox said <\/a>anyone sending abuse or threats to the athlete would be banned from future events.<\/p>\n

Wietrzyk told the BBC that it had been a “mentally and emotionally taxing period” and she had not expected the global scrutiny, saying her family had also received threats.<\/p>\n

“[It] was very eye-opening for me to see the effect of social media nowadays, especially from someone who’s 24, just out there racing.<\/p>\n

“Yes, I did make the wrong decision but I don’t believe I should have received such backlash and such scrutiny online\u2026 At the end of the day I’m only human.”<\/p>\n

Wietrzyk said had been trying to stay offline and had sought to “isolate herself from the world” for a time: “I can’t do that forever.”<\/p>\n

“I still have so much more I can achieve in this sport so I think, for me, my mental resilience is the key here where I can inspire others through what I’ve been through.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wietrzyk also said she regretted an initial social media post published after the race which included the words…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[59,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-818299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gb","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}